"Buddhas & Bagpipes" show garden, Gardening Scotland 2008

Do you like oriental gardens? I especially like the use of pavillions...or sometimes just platforms in an area of special interest...or a Cha Noh Yu house. That and the creation of living bonsai art and the casting of gongs and chimes. Imagine the adventures of those men? Must have been great to hunt plants for a living!!

I really like them, too, Lori. Very calm and peaceful. There was a huge bonsai display at the show by the Scottish Bonsai Society, with demonstrations on how to do it.

So did you stop to take in a demo...or were you boggled by seeing everything in one day? I get that way when I go to a show...want to see everything and miss absolutely nothing... turn into a whirlwind. hubby just rolls his eyes....whatever!...lol.

Yes, the wiring up of those little trees and shrubs was intriguing and, of course, they made it look so easy, too. I've been given bonsai twice in the past as pressies, but wasn't at all good at caring for them. I thought I'd be well organised, went to the website first and take note of my "must sees" and conccentrate on those. It didn't work, lol.

The thing with bonsai is ...it's almost anti gardening...you put it out in the weather and that's it...I think it's cheating to water them, isn't it?

I like the twist on the pagoda concept! And those blue poppies are heavenly, I can see why you suggested them!

Yes, I noted the giant "leaf" shapes depicting a pagoda, too. Could be adapted to ornament a shed, or create an unusual garden arch/gate/entrance? Those poppies are "to die for", but can't have any - yet- as I can't fit them into any of my kids' garden themes. :-(

Well I WILL be having them!!
Or I'll scweam & I'll scweam & I'll make myself thick!

Awww, don't do that Tweety Pie, Daddy'll get you some, promise!

OMGoodness, this reminds me of Verruca Salt in C&tCF, - LOL!
PS. Don't make the rhubarb crumble, or you may well become "thick" !

:-)

No, it was Violet in"Just William"!

It was, originally, lol!

er if there's a "theme" there? We do, of course, have a Violet in Charlie and the Choc Factory. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm........................

Hmmmmmmmmmm! Wellllllllll, I dunno!

Neither do I, lol!

I just looked at the pic again,& noticed the standing stone in front of the Buddha. Nice touch!

Oh, forgot to say! Sanbaz has a very nice Buddha pic in her gallery. Found it just an hour or so ago - have a look!

Did you notice the charity website address on the plinth, too?

Yes, what is it in aid of?

gardeningleave.org is,unfortunately, very topical at this time. It is a charity aimed, not at City financial analysts who have been suspended on fully-paid "garden leave", but on helping the men and women of the armed forces, who, physically injured or not, may have been left mentally scarred by what they have seen/experienced in the field of combat (my own interpretation). Horticulture is a main route towards recovery (not a new one, by any means, but, I think, one which must, by niow, have been proven to work).

You can Google this one, of course. :-)

Hmmm! I get what you mean! Murray Royal Hospital has The Walled Garden, which is used to help lots of people. Some of our service users (horrible phrase) work there.